2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,232 1,921 43.6 41.8-45.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
Western 726 392 51.4 46.7-56.0 334 48.6 44.0-53.3
GENDER
Male 327 180 50.8 44.2-57.3 147 49.2 42.7-55.8
Female 399 212 51.9 45.3-58.5 187 48.1 41.5-54.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 592 323 52.2 47.0-57.4 269 47.8 42.6-53.0
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 28 23.0 15.3-33.0 79 77.0 67.0-84.7
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 68 62.9 52.7-72.1 54 37.1 27.9-47.3
65-74 140 90 66.3 56.7-74.7 50 33.7 25.3-43.3
75+ 157 112 80.4 72.1-86.8 45 19.6 13.2-27.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 103 59.1 48.8-68.7 55 40.9 31.3-51.2
Some Post-H.S. 195 114 53.9 45.2-62.4 81 46.1 37.6-54.8
College Graduate 295 117 31.2 25.5-37.6 178 68.8 62.4-74.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 190 63.0 55.6-69.9 102 37.0 30.1-44.4
No 414 198 45.4 39.3-51.6 216 54.6 48.4-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 658 350 50.6 45.7-55.5 308 49.4 44.5-54.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 316 130 39.2 32.9-45.9 186 60.8 54.1-67.1
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 279 185 70.5 63.6-76.7 94 29.5 23.3-36.4
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 77 37.2 29.5-45.6 126 62.8 54.4-70.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 181 100 57.9 47.7-67.5 81 42.1 32.5-52.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 349 164 44.0 37.6-50.7 185 56.0 49.3-62.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 181 100 57.9 47.7-67.5 81 42.1 32.5-52.3
HOUSING
Own 517 289 56.0 50.6-61.3 228 44.0 38.7-49.4
Rent 170 87 44.2 34.9-53.8 83 55.8 46.2-65.1
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 235 97 36.0 28.8-43.9 138 64.0 56.1-71.2
Rural 491 295 58.0 52.2-63.5 196 42.0 36.5-47.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 393 234 57.0 50.5-63.3 159 43.0 36.7-49.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 235 97 36.0 28.8-43.9 138 64.0 56.1-71.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 429 211 43.5 37.7-49.4 218 56.5 50.6-62.3
2nd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 174 108 61.5 52.1-70.2 66 38.5 29.8-47.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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